Harvey's debut, All She Wants, was published in August 2012, with his second novel, The Confusion of Karen Carpenter, to be published next year.

Brookes said: "Working on the first two novels with Jonathan Harvey really was a dream come true. All She Wants was a fabulous success for Pan Macmillan, and we have even bigger plans for The Confusion of Karen Carpenter. These aren’t just comedy novels; they are novels with real heart.

"Two of the hardest things to do when writing fiction are to make a reader laugh or make them cry. If you can do both in the same book, then that’s what I call real talent. . . I’m very excited about what comes next."